Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Skulduggery Pleasant

Skulduggery Pleasant #1

Derek Landy

369 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

fiction fantasy middle grade mystery young adult adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
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Meet the great Skulduggery Pleasant: wise-cracking detective, powerful magician, master of dirty tricks and burglary (in the name of the greater good, of course). Oh yeah. And dead.Then there's his sidekick, Stephanie. She's… well, she's a twelve-...

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Community Reviews

4.07
based on 8,449 reviews

Moods

adventurous: 95%

funny: 82%

mysterious: 61%

lighthearted: 35%

dark: 31%

tense: 23%

emotional: 9%

challenging: 5%

hopeful: 5%

inspiring: 5%

relaxing: 2%

sad: 2%

reflective: 1%

Pace

70% of readers chose fast
27% of readers chose medium
1% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

34% of readers chose Plot
56% of readers chose A mix
8% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

67% of readers chose Yes
9% of readers chose Complicated
21% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Loveable characters?

92% of readers chose Yes
4% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

49% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
28% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

27% of readers chose Yes
23% of readers chose Complicated
47% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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